Express or other annunciator.



PATENTED DEG. 22, I903.

J. H. RUSBY. v EXPRESS OR OTHER ANNUNGIATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV 15, 1902.

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PATBNTED DEG. 22,1903,

J. H. RUSBY. EXPRESS OR OTHER ANNUNCIATQR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1902.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES I Patented December 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. RusBY, OF NUTLEY, NEWJERSEY.

EXPRESS OR OTHER ANNUNCIATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,778, dated December22, 1903.

Application filed November 15, 1902. Serial No. 1311533. (Nd model.)

of which the following is a specification.

This annunciator is especially adapted for calling or notifying anexpressman or a desired one of several expressmen from an office-orother point located at a distance from the annunciator. The latter isgenerally at the street-entrance or other point visible to expressinen.g

This annunciator is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation sectioned along :0 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is afront elevation sectioned alongy y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view on alarger scale than Fig. 2 and sectioned along 2 2, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is adiagram.

In the drawings is shown a box or receptacle with bottom a and body b.In the front of the box are transparent panels or glass panes c. Thename of the proprietor or other matter can be visibly secured or fixedto the top, as seen atd. Two annunciator shields or signs are shown at eand 9'; but this number can be varied. Each annunciator-shield ismounted on a rock-shaftf, having a pinion'or gear connection with atoothed end or portion of an armature or lever g, fulcrumed at h. Twomagnets or sets of magnets k and Z are shown for moving the armature toand fro. As magnet Z is'vitalized the armature is moved to raise orswing the annunciator-shield, so as to expose or show through the frontor transparent panel. As magnet 7:; is in turn vitalized the armature gis moved to drop the shield or swing-the same out of sight. The buttonsor switches in Z alternately close one circuit or another, according tothe magnet to be vitalized. The armature is balanced or has abalancingspring m to overcome the tendency to drop or accidentallyshift.

Lights 'n, maybe included in the arrangement to be used at such times orlocalities as needed.

The partition (shown at 0) should be transparent or allow the light from'n to strike the annunciator-shields.

7 The device or box can be connected with suitable wiring in thebuilding or other localit-y by. suitable plug or other connections, suchas binding-posts or the like.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. Anannunciator com prisinga casing, op-

positely-located magnets arranged therein, an

armature extending between the magnets'and provided with a toothed end,a balancespring for said armature, a rocking shaft arranged in thecasing and having a pinion adapted to be engaged by the toothed end ofthe armature so that when the magnets are energized,'the shaft will besuitably rocked, and a sign or equivalent device carried by the saidshaft.

2. An ahnunciator comprising a pair of oppositely-located magnets, anarmature extending between the magnets and having a pivoted and atoothed end, a balance-spring for said armature,'a shaft provided with apinion adapted to be engaged by the end of the armature so that when themagnets are energized, the shaft will be suitably moved, and a sign orequivalent device carried by the said shaft and adapted to be exposedwhen one of the magnets is energized and be lowered when the other ofthe magnets is energized.

3. An annunciator comprising acasing, oppositely-located magnetsarranged therein,an

. armature extending between the magnets and provided with a toothedend, a balance-spring for said armature, a rocking shaft arranged in thecasing and having a pinion adapted to be engaged by the toothed end ofthe armature so that when the magnets are energized,

the shaft will be suitably rocked, a sign or equivalent device carriedby the said shaft,

front compartment and provided at one end with a pinion, a pivotedarmature extending between said magnets and having its free end toothedand'adapted to engage 'with'said teeth, a sign or equivalent devicearranged in said front compartment and suitably connected With saidshaft, said rook-shaft when said magnets are energized, adapted to bemoved by the said armature, and an illuminating device arranged in saidrear compartment.

' 5. In an annunciator, the combination of a casing having a transparentfront wall and a transparent partition dividing said easing into a frontand a rear compartment, oppositely-located magnets arranged in saidfront compartment, a rock-shaft mounted in said front compartment andprovided atone end with a pinion, a pivoted armature extending betweensaid magnets and having its free end toothed and adapted to engage withsaid teeth, a sign or equivalent device arranged in said frontcompartment and suitably connected with said shaft, said rock-shaft whenthe said magnets are energized adapted to be moved by the said armatureso as to elevate and lower said sign, a balance-spring for saidarmature, and an illuminating device arranged in said rear compartment.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH H. RUSBY. Witnesses:

E. F. KASTENHUBER, CHAS. E. POENSGEN.

